A Dictionary of Arabic and Islamic Proverbs Contributor(s): Lunde, Paul (Author), Wintle, Justin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138699012 ISBN-13: 9781138699014 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Foreign Language Study | Multi-language Dictionaries |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Mid |
Physical Information: 178 pages |
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Publisher Description: One of the quickest ways to understand a people or a culture is to learn their proverbs. This anthology, first published in 1984, compiles in dictionary form proverbs from the Islamic world, particularly the Middle East and North Africa. The Arabs were the first to gather and annotate their own proverbs - the earliest collections date from the n |